Friday June 12, 2009
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Ben Affleck stars in
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Ben Affleck stars in
HOLLYWOODLAND
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The George Reeves story: TVs Superman
Did Superman star George Reeves commit suicide or was the Man Of Steel taken down by a gunman (or woman) who sneaked into his bedroom in the early hours of the morning and shot the actor in the head ? Nearly five decades after Reeves’ death, the circumstances surrounding his demise still inspire debate.
I am not a Movie buff but I watched this one, recently on HBO-3.
I liked it but I was a big Superman fan when I was a child. I loved it.
That caused me to tune this Movie in – but it was exciting and that’s what caused me to continue watching.
While the film’s take on Reeves’ death doesn’t yield any real answers to the lingering question of did he or didn’t he, it does take a couple of the more widely believed theories as to what happened that tragic night and plops them front and center to be examined and talked about by today’s audiences. Reeves’ death is still shrouded in mystery and Hollywoodland does its best to shed light on the decades old case but, of course, it can’t offer a hard and fast solution to Reeves’ death (which is still officially classified as a suicide).
Hollywoodland unfolds with struggling actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck) unable to capitalize on a co-starring turn in Gone With The Wind. Hot on the prowl for any opportunity to get his face in front of the camera, Reeves leaps up from a table at a swanky Restaurant as a photographer snaps a photo of a much more famous Hollywood figure. This act catches the eye of Toni Mannix (Diane Lane), an ex-Ziegfeld Follies Showgirl married to one of Hollywood’s real power players: Studio Head Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins of Roger Rabbit fame). George and the older, more worldy Toni hit it off immediately and begin an affair which lasts for years. Toni calls George her ‘boy’ and George becomes, to all intents and purposes, a spoken-for man.
The Film tells us that Reeves hated playing the Role .. but I think that was Movie drama. He was adored by so many for that Show.
He does find it difficult to shake the aura as he appears in the Movie, From Here To Eternity and audiences would shout out “Superman” when his image would appear.
(I think Jason Alexander would understand from his Role as George Castanza on TVs Seinfeld show)
Regardless, Affleck does a good job acting although he has never gotten the credit that I think that he deserves. Diane Lane does a solid job representing Toni Mannix, wife of the MGM Pictures Head. The other big Star is Adrien Brody who plays a Private Detective whose Role was written in and not real.
It was fun seeing the 1950s depicted and the Movie did a great job making it appear that it really was that era.
Hollywoodland was directed by Allen Coulter and is rated R for language, some violence and sexual content.
I recommend this Movie to everone but if you are old enough to remember watching those old Superman TV shows (like me) – I’m sure you’ll dig it.
I am not a Movie buff but I watched this one, recently on HBO-3.
I liked it but I was a big Superman fan when I was a child. I loved it.
That caused me to tune this Movie in – but it was exciting and that’s what caused me to continue watching.
While the film’s take on Reeves’ death doesn’t yield any real answers to the lingering question of did he or didn’t he, it does take a couple of the more widely believed theories as to what happened that tragic night and plops them front and center to be examined and talked about by today’s audiences. Reeves’ death is still shrouded in mystery and Hollywoodland does its best to shed light on the decades old case but, of course, it can’t offer a hard and fast solution to Reeves’ death (which is still officially classified as a suicide).
Hollywoodland unfolds with struggling actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck) unable to capitalize on a co-starring turn in Gone With The Wind. Hot on the prowl for any opportunity to get his face in front of the camera, Reeves leaps up from a table at a swanky Restaurant as a photographer snaps a photo of a much more famous Hollywood figure. This act catches the eye of Toni Mannix (Diane Lane), an ex-Ziegfeld Follies Showgirl married to one of Hollywood’s real power players: Studio Head Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins of Roger Rabbit fame). George and the older, more worldy Toni hit it off immediately and begin an affair which lasts for years. Toni calls George her ‘boy’ and George becomes, to all intents and purposes, a spoken-for man.
The Film tells us that Reeves hated playing the Role .. but I think that was Movie drama. He was adored by so many for that Show.
He does find it difficult to shake the aura as he appears in the Movie, From Here To Eternity and audiences would shout out “Superman” when his image would appear.
(I think Jason Alexander would understand from his Role as George Castanza on TVs Seinfeld show)
Regardless, Affleck does a good job acting although he has never gotten the credit that I think that he deserves. Diane Lane does a solid job representing Toni Mannix, wife of the MGM Pictures Head. The other big Star is Adrien Brody who plays a Private Detective whose Role was written in and not real.
It was fun seeing the 1950s depicted and the Movie did a great job making it appear that it really was that era.
Hollywoodland was directed by Allen Coulter and is rated R for language, some violence and sexual content.
I recommend this Movie to everone but if you are old enough to remember watching those old Superman TV shows (like me) – I’m sure you’ll dig it.
LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK
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